Cost of living comparison

Slovakia

compared to

Laos

Laos vs. Slovakia Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 14.2% cheaper than Slovakia overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.1% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 10.1% less in Laos
Transportation: pay 2.8% more in Laos
Housing: pay 4.5% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 7.2% less in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.6% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 13.9% less in Laos

The cost of housing and transportation in Laos are more expensive than in Slovakia. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and childcare are lower in Laos.

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Laos vs. Slovakia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Laos instead of Slovakia, you would:

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pay 63.1% less for restaurants

	Slovakia	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.84 €7.87	$2.23 LAK50,211	-74.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.92 €7.94	$5.35 LAK121K	-40.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 €1.66	$0.79 LAK17,779	-57.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 €1.26	$0.46 LAK10,439	-67.2%
Average			-63.1%

Slovakia vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.1% less for groceries

	Slovakia	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 €1.25	$1.14 LAK25,737	-18.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.92 €5.27	$12.87 LAK290K	+117.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.92 €3.49	$6.94 LAK156K	+77.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.72 €3.31	$1.87 LAK42,101	-49.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.31 €2.94	$2.81 LAK63,330	-15.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$0.84 LAK18,975	+0.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.75	$0.52 LAK11,662	-38.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.92	$1.19 LAK26,832	+15.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.75 €1.56	$0.69 LAK15,639	-60.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.54	$0.66 LAK14,918	+8.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.49 LAK10,995	-24.3%
Average			-10.1%

Slovakia vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8% more for transportation

	Slovakia	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.85 €6.10	$5.01 LAK113K	-26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.63 €26.37	$52.98 LAK1M	+78.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,866.96 €23,022.52	$27,872.00 LAK628M	+7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.42 €11.06	$9.14 LAK206K	-26.5%
Average			+2.8%

Slovakia vs. Laos - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.5% more for housing

	Slovakia	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.25 €17.14	$9.51 LAK214K	-50.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$608.23 €541.35	$885.68 LAK20M	+45.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$502.60 €447.34	$631.74 LAK14M	+25.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$194.53 €173.14	$65.79 LAK1M	-66.2%
Average			+4.5%

Slovakia vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 7.2% less for childcare

	Slovakia	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$469.66 €418.02	$435.49 LAK10M	-7.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,742.31 €9,561.04	$9,982.68 LAK225M	-7.1%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Slovakia	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.27 €2.02	$1.32 LAK29,812	-41.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69 €2.40	$1.66 LAK37,366	-38.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.08 €5.41	$1.78 LAK40,169	-70.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.98 €38.25	$64.54 LAK1M	+50.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.85 €7.88	$3.32 LAK74,750	-62.5%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 13.9% less for clothing

	Slovakia	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.85 €61.28	$48.46 LAK1M	-29.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.33 €30.56	$62.95 LAK1M	+83.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.79 €71.02	$64.36 LAK1M	-19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.22 €77.63	$46.02 LAK1M	-47.2%
Average			-13.9%

Slovakia vs. Laos - Cost of clothing

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